Dimensity 9200 Plus vs Apple A17 Pro – SoC Comparison

Staff Author 0 Comments Nov 18, 2023  Dimensity 9200 Plus vs Apple A17 Pro – SoC Comparison

Overview:

The MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus vs Apple A17 Pro comparison reveals distinct differences in CPU, GPU, and connectivity features. The Dimensity 9200 Plus, with its 8-core CPU and Mali-G715 GPU, boasts a 4nm process and 17 billion transistors, while the Apple A17 Pro's 6-core CPU and A17 GPU on a 3nm process incorporate 19 billion transistors. Graphics performance, memory type, and multimedia capabilities vary, highlighting their respective strengths. Both devices support 5G, but the Dimensity offers faster download speeds. This head-to-head showcases the technological disparities between MediaTek's and Apple's flagship processors.

 

Specifications MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus Apple A17 Pro
CPU    
Architecture 1x 3.35 GHz – Cortex-X3 2x 3.78 GHz – 4x 2.11 GHz
Cores 8 6
Frequency 3350 MHz 3780 MHz
Instruction set ARMv9-A ARMv8.6-A
L1 cache - 256 KB
L2 cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 cache 8 MB -
Process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Transistor count 17 billion 19 billion
TDP 8 W 8 W
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Graphics    
GPU name Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 Apple A17 GPU
Architecture Valhall 4th gen Apple GPU
GPU frequency 995 MHz 1398 MHz
Execution units 11 6
Shading units 192 128
Total shaders 2112 768
FLOPS 4202.8 Gigaflops 2147.2 Gigaflops
Memory    
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Bus 4x 16 Bit 4x 16 Bit
Max bandwidth 68.3 Gbit/s 51.2 Gbit/s
Max size 24 GB 8 GB
Multimedia (ISP)    
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 690 Neural Engine
Storage type UFS 3.1, UFS 4.0 NVMe
Max display resolution 2960 x 1440 -
Max camera resolution 1x 320MP -
Video capture 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video playback 8K at 30FPS, 4K at 60FPS 4K at 60FPS
Video codecs H.264, H.265, AV1, VP9 H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, Motion JPEG
Audio codecs AAC LC, MP3, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, FLAC -
Connectivity    
Modem MediaTek T800 Snapdragon X70
4G support LTE Cat. 24 LTE Cat. 24
5G support Yes Yes
Download speed Up to 7900 Mbps Up to 7500 Mbps
Upload speed Up to 4200 Mbps Up to 3500 Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 6
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
Info    
Announced May 2023 September 2023
Class Flagship Flagship
Model number MT6985 APL1V02

Benchmarks:

AnTuTu 10

AnTuTu 10 Scores Dimensity 9200 Plus A17 Pro
CPU 338,585 390,106
GPU 549,314 534,149
Memory 354,366 274,926
UX 288,370 336,927
Total Score 1,537,339 1,543,671

Geekbench 6

GeekBench 6 Scores Dimensity 9200 Plus A17 Pro (+41%)
Single-Core Score 2098 2953
Multi-Core Score 5584 7494 (+34%)
Asset Compression 213.1 MB/sec 260.8 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser 161.1 pages/sec 169.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 177.1 Mpixels/sec 178.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Detection 126.3 images/sec 173.5 images/sec
HDR 169.3 Mpixels/sec 232.4 Mpixels/sec
Background Blur 17 images/sec 27.9 images/sec
Photo Processing 50.5 images/sec 79.1 images/sec
Ray Tracing 5.68 Mpixels/sec 7.58 Mpixels/sec
Compute Score (GPU) 10902 n/a

3D Mark

3DMark Wild Life Performance Dimensity 9200 Plus (+11%) A17 Pro
Graphics Test 66 FPS 59 FPS
Score 11153 10010

Key Differences:

MediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus:

  1. Features an 8-core CPU architecture with a Cortex-X3 performance core, Cortex-A715 cores, and Cortex-A510 efficiency units, providing a total of 8 cores.
  2. Utilizes a 4nm manufacturing process, Mali-G715 Immortalis MP11 GPU, and MediaTek APU 690 for neural processing, showcasing a transistor count of 17 billion and 2112 shading units for enhanced graphics performance.
  3. Supports LPDDR5X memory with a maximum capacity of 24GB, boasts 8K video capture and playback capabilities, and offers a MediaTek T800 modem with 5G support and impressive download speeds up to 7900 Mbps.

Apple A17 Pro:

  1. Incorporates a 6-core CPU design with a high-frequency Cortex-X core and energy-efficient cores, showcasing a 3nm manufacturing process and Apple A17 GPU with 1398 MHz frequency.
  2. Features 16MB L2 cache, 768 shading units, and a neural engine for efficient AI processing, resulting in a transistor count of 19 billion and 2147.2 Gigaflops of graphical processing power.
  3. Supports LPDDR5 memory, features a Snapdragon X70 modem with 5G support and download speeds up to 7500 Mbps, and excels in connectivity with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and comprehensive navigation options.

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